Feb. 11th, 2003 11:17 pm
Thank God!
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savvyliterateThank you, God. Thank you, God. THANK YOU, GOD!
And Radtz and anyone else who was looking out for me tonight.
What happened you ask? Welllll.....
An organization of women who actually have money in Selma called the Selma Charity League puts on what is called the Follies every three years. Pretty much, it's a huge talent show. And, being the Lifestyles editor, I have the honor of covering it. So, I went to their kickoff talent party tonight to take photos to go with the Lifestyles section I'm doing on the Follies.
I get there and see Jean Martin waiting for me, plus some other Selma matrons. Jean introduces me and suddenly, they're trying to sign me up for the follies!!
"But, I can't sing!" I cry.
"You can dance," said Elise Blackwell, who is in charge of a lot of things in the city.
"I can't dance!"
Finally, they have dragged over the Follies chairman to talk me into signing up. I came this close ::holds fingers barely apart:: to playing my clarinet on stage in front of a bunch of strangers.
I sighed. "So, when are the Follies?"
"February 28 and March 1."
My eyes lit up. February 28th is my 23rd birthday. It's also my niece, Katie's, first birthday. We're going to be celebrating our birthdays together the next day. So, with sadness and much regret, I declined to be in the Follies once and for all, with a legtimate family obligation. God is looking out for me, I'm positive. Oh well, I still joined the Charity League. It's free and there's only a couple meetings a year :-)
Quotes of the Day:
"I can't dance! I can barely walk in a straight line without tripping over my feet," - me to Jean Martin on why I can't be in the Follies.
"Everybody's a good team."
"Yeah, we all get along well together when we're not complaining about each other." - Jimmy Huett (pressman) commenting on the teamwork at the newspaper and my reply to that.
And Radtz and anyone else who was looking out for me tonight.
What happened you ask? Welllll.....
An organization of women who actually have money in Selma called the Selma Charity League puts on what is called the Follies every three years. Pretty much, it's a huge talent show. And, being the Lifestyles editor, I have the honor of covering it. So, I went to their kickoff talent party tonight to take photos to go with the Lifestyles section I'm doing on the Follies.
I get there and see Jean Martin waiting for me, plus some other Selma matrons. Jean introduces me and suddenly, they're trying to sign me up for the follies!!
"But, I can't sing!" I cry.
"You can dance," said Elise Blackwell, who is in charge of a lot of things in the city.
"I can't dance!"
Finally, they have dragged over the Follies chairman to talk me into signing up. I came this close ::holds fingers barely apart:: to playing my clarinet on stage in front of a bunch of strangers.
I sighed. "So, when are the Follies?"
"February 28 and March 1."
My eyes lit up. February 28th is my 23rd birthday. It's also my niece, Katie's, first birthday. We're going to be celebrating our birthdays together the next day. So, with sadness and much regret, I declined to be in the Follies once and for all, with a legtimate family obligation. God is looking out for me, I'm positive. Oh well, I still joined the Charity League. It's free and there's only a couple meetings a year :-)
Quotes of the Day:
"I can't dance! I can barely walk in a straight line without tripping over my feet," - me to Jean Martin on why I can't be in the Follies.
"Everybody's a good team."
"Yeah, we all get along well together when we're not complaining about each other." - Jimmy Huett (pressman) commenting on the teamwork at the newspaper and my reply to that.
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